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40 grain VS 55 grain varmint bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="remingtonman_25_06" data-source="post: 76626" data-attributes="member: 1403"><p>I also have a .220 Swift and was wanting to find out this very same thing. So what I did when I went to Montana P-doggin was to take some loaded up with the 40 BT at 4200fps and my main load, 55 BT at 3825fps. I very soon found out about the Montana wind. Ha ha ha, and I thought the wind blew where I was from. The 40's were good out to about 250 and when they hit, they flipped them a little higher and ripped them up a little more. The 55's however were superior in bucking the 10-15 MPH wind we had every day we shot. My fartest kill was 452 yards. The 55's at that range are still pretty destructive though. I brought 100 of each. Both loads group in the .3's at 100 yards. However, like Fiftydriver mentioned, You might compromise and go with the 50's afterall, the Hornady 50g V-max moly coat is averaging .25" for me. I have not had a chance to Chrony this load yet, however if it is around the 4000fps mark, I may stick with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="remingtonman_25_06, post: 76626, member: 1403"] I also have a .220 Swift and was wanting to find out this very same thing. So what I did when I went to Montana P-doggin was to take some loaded up with the 40 BT at 4200fps and my main load, 55 BT at 3825fps. I very soon found out about the Montana wind. Ha ha ha, and I thought the wind blew where I was from. The 40's were good out to about 250 and when they hit, they flipped them a little higher and ripped them up a little more. The 55's however were superior in bucking the 10-15 MPH wind we had every day we shot. My fartest kill was 452 yards. The 55's at that range are still pretty destructive though. I brought 100 of each. Both loads group in the .3's at 100 yards. However, like Fiftydriver mentioned, You might compromise and go with the 50's afterall, the Hornady 50g V-max moly coat is averaging .25" for me. I have not had a chance to Chrony this load yet, however if it is around the 4000fps mark, I may stick with it. [/QUOTE]
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